Soap-solution producing hand brushing apparatus



March 13, 1951 c. H. scHAAR E1- AL 2,545,110

SOAP-SOLUTION PRODUCING HAND BRUSHING APPARATUS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FiledSept. 5, 1947 March 13, 1951 c. H. scHAAR ETAL 2,545,110

SOAP-SOLUTION PRODUCING HAND BRUSHING APPARATUS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FiledSept. 3, 1947 7 72a 75d zza HHHIHH um ||||nmmmlmmm,

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Patented Mar. 13, 1951 UNITED SOAP-SOLUTION PRODUCING HAND BRUSHINGAPPARATUS Charles H. Schaar, Chicago,v and Grady J. Zilligen, HazelCrest,V Ill.

Application September 3, 1947, Serial No. 771,930

-11 Claims.

This invention .relates to washing andscrubbing apparatus and morespecically to Washing andscrubbing apparatus of the brushing or rubbingtype adapted to be used by hand in Washing dishes and the like. K

Inwashing dishes, and the like, by hand it is, of course, desirable andcustomary to rst scrub the dishes with a suitable` scrubbing lmediumsuch as a brush, cloth, or the like, in a solution containing water anda suitable soap or de tergent, and then rinse the scrubbed dishes withclear water. This has heretofore been accomplished in any one of severalways, the mos-t common way, perhaps, being to wash the dishes in a pan,or the like, containingr a soap solution, using a suitable brush, clothor the like, and then to place the dishes in a sui-table container andpour clear rinsing Water, of a suitable temperature, over them.

It is a primary object of our invention to provide a Washing andscrubbing apparatus which may be used to manually wash dishes and thelike and which wil-l eiciently wash ythe dishes without the necessity ofplacing them in a container of soaps7 water or a like solution, and bywhich either clear or soapy water may be selectively fed in a novel andexpeditious manner through the apparatus onto the dish, or the like,being washed.

Another object of our invention is to provide a novel washing apparatusof the aforementioned type which is adapted to contain a supply of soap,or the like, and through which water may be passed in a manner wherebythe soap will enter into solution therewith in controlled amounts.

A further object of our invention is to enable the flow of water througha washing apparatus to be controlled in a novel and expeditious manner.

Another object of our invention is to provide a washing and scrubbingapparatus, embodying a. brushing member for rubbing or scrubbing thesurface to be washed and a body member connected to the brushing memberwhereby the latter may be held manually and wherein a supply of powderedsoap or the like may be'contained in the body member and Water may bepassed through the body member into the brushing member and in passingtherethrough can 'be selectively controlled so as to either pick up e,supply of soap and form a soapy solution suitable for a washingoperation, or pass through the body member as a clear liquid suitablefor a rinsing operation.

Yet another object of our invention .is to .pro-` vide a novel valve forcontrollingthe iiow of water and soap solution through our Washingapparatus.

An object ancillary to the foregoing, is .to construct a Washing.apparatus of Vthe. aforesaid. type having a novel valve disposed in thebody of the apparatus and which may readily be controlled by theoperator during lthe operation .of our apparatus.

Another object is to enable the body member of our novel apparatus tobereadilyandquickly charged with soap,` or the like.

A further object of our invention ist@ provide a novel washingapparatus. of thevaforementioned type Which is compactinsize, pleasingin appearance, easily operated and can be readily and economicallymanufactured commercially.

Other and further objectsA of the-present invention will be apparentfrom the following description Vand claims and are illustrate-d in theaccompanying drawingsl which, by way of illustration, show preferredembodiments and Vthe principles thereof and what we new consider :to bethe best mode in Ywhich'w-ehave contemplated applying those principles.Other embodiments of the invention embodying the same or equivalentprinciples may beused and structural changes may be made asdesired-bythoseskill-ed in the `art withoutdeparting from presentinvention and the purview of the f appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a washing'and scrubbing apparatus embodying'the 'principles of our invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 2*-2 inFig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged .detail sectional` view' of the valve shown inFig. 2, showing `the valve in a different position of operation;

Fig. 4 is a detail elevational view of ther-connector plug shown in Fig.2;

Fig. 5 is a vsectional view takenl substantially along the line 5-5inFig. 4";

Fig. 6 is a top plan View of a modified form of our Washing apparatus;

Fig. 'I is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 'l-T inFig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view .similar to Fig. 7 but showing anothermodiiied form of' ourA invention;

Fig. 9V is a sectional view of a. modified form, of the valve used inourapparatus Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line|-I 0 in Fig. 9;

Fig. ll is a top plan view similar to Fig. l of a portion of a brushembodying another modified form of our invention; and

Fig. l2 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line i2-i2 inFig. 11.

The washing apparatus 2i) shown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, toillustrate a preferred form of our nventionembodies, in general, abrushing member 22 connected to one end of a body member 24, the otherend of which is connected to a fiexible tube 25, by which the washingapparatus may be connected to a suitable supply of water such as afaucet 28, the tube 26 having coupling member 29 thereon for thispurpose. As will be discussed in greater detail presently, a supply orsoap or a suitable detergent may be contained in the body member 24 and,during operation of our novel washing apparatus, water may be fed fromthe faucet 26 through the ilexible tube 26 and the body member 24 fromwhence it is discharged into and adjacent to the brushing member 22,suitable valve means being provided to selectively control the flow ofwater through the body member 24 and thereby determine whether water,having soap in solution therewith for washing purposes, or clear water,for rinsing purposes, will be discharged from the body member 24.

The body member 24 comprises a cylindrically shaped casing 36, Figs. 1and 2, forming a handle H, and having an inwardly projecting shoulder 3lformed in one end thereof, and a transvversely extending opening 32,Fig. 3, formed in the other end thereof. Two plug members 34 and 36 aremounted in the opposite end portions of the casing 34, in spacedrelation to each other, and define the outer end limits of an area inthe casing 30 within which suitably prepared soap, or the like, may becontained as will be discussed in greater detail hereinafter.

The plug member 36 has an axially extending passageway 38 formed thereinand is connected to one end portion of the flexible tube 26 by acouplingv member 46 which extends into one end portion of the'passageway38. An annular flange 40"formed on the outer surface of the plug memberis adapted to engage the inner surface of the casing 30, in sealingcontact therewith, when the plug member 35 is in position'in the casing36. rTwo latch members 42 and 43, made of suitable material such ascopper washers or the like, are embedded in the plug member 36, andproject loutwardlytherefrom into yielding engagement with the shoulder3l when the plug member 36 is in position in the casing 36.

In constructing our novel apparatus, we prefer to make the plug memberof a relatively resilient material, such as soft rubber or the like, bymolding it in two parts, the latching members 42 and 43 being moldedinto the outer part. The line of separation between the two parts issubstantially along the line 5 5 as shown in Fig. 4, and after the twoparts are molded they are attached together in a suitable manner such asby vulcanization.

The plug member 34 is also preferably made of a relatively resilientmaterial, such as soft rubber or the like, by molding it in two partsland then vulcanizing or otherwise suitably attaching the two partstogether, the line of separation between the two parts when they arebeing molded being substantially along the line 2 2 in Fig. l.

The plug member 34 has a passageway 45 formed therein which has anenlarged portion o1* groove 46. A tube 48, formed of any suitablematerial such as aluminum, and having a flange 4S formed on one endportion thereof, extends through the casing 30 and has that end portionmounted in the passageway 45 with the flange 49 extending into thegroove 45 so that the tube 48 and the plug member 34 are iirmly heldtogether. The other end portion of the tube 48 extends into thepassageway 38 in the plug member 36, when the latter is in operativeposition in the casing 36.

A passageway 5i, having two valve seats 53 and 54 formed therein, isformed in the plug member 34 transversely to the passageway 45 andinterconnects at its intermediate section with the inner end of thepassageway 45. A valve member 56, having a push-button 58 formed on oneend thereof and a valve head 59 formed on the other end thereof, extendsinto one end portion of the passageway 5i and is connected to the mainbody portion of the plug member 34 by a web 5|. The valve member 56 andthe web 6i are made of the same resilient material as the main bodyportion of the plug member 34, and are integrally formed therewith. Asis best seen in Fig. 2, when the plug member 34 is in operative positionin the casing 3Q the web 6| is normally eiective to yieldingly hold thevalve member 56 in such position that, as shown in Fig. l, the valvehead 59 is spaced from the valve seat 53 and the push-button 58 projectsoutwardly through the opening 32 in the casing 30.

Another valve 63 having a stem 65 and a disk 66 is mounted in thepassageway 5l, the valve stem 65 being embedded in the valve member 56and extending through the passageway 5i and being of such length thatthe valve disk 66 is normally held in closed position on the valve seat54 by the action of the web 6| on the valve member 56. It will beremembered that in forming our plug member 34 in two parts, the line ofseparation therethrough is substantially along the line 2 2 shown inFig. 1 and, therefore, it will be apparent to those skilled in the artthat the valve member 56 may be readily formed, during the molding ofthe plug member 34, to receive the valve stem 65, and the valve stem 65may then be placed in the valve member 56 so that when the two parts or"the plug member 34 are attached together by vulcanization or the like,the valve stem will be rmly held therein.

Another passageway 68 is formed in the plug member 34, one end thereofinterconnecting with that end portion of the passageway 5i within whichthe valve member 56 is positioned and the other end thereof opening intothe casing Sil.

A passageway 'I6 is also formed in the plug member 34, in substantiallyaxial alignment with the passageway 58, one end thereof opening into thepassageway 5l and the other end thereof opening outwardly through thefront end portion of the plug member 34. A tube Y2, made of any suitablematerial such as aluminum, rubber, or a plastic, is mounted in our novelwashing apparatus, with one end portion connected by a suitable couplingmember 13 to the passageway i@ and the other end portion connected tothe brushing element 22 by any suitable means such as a wire 74 forsupport thereby. The tube i2 has a plurality of transverse openings liformed therein for discharging uid onto the brushing element 22, as willbe discussed in greater detail hereinafter.

5, body member 15, both ends of which are em.- bedded in the Yplugvmember.v 34, and bristles 16 mounted in, and projectingv from ythe `wirebody member 75.' However, it will be `noted that-this particular form-ofthe brushing element 22 is shown merely for the purpose Lof illustratingan embodiment of our inventionv and` that .other forms ofbrushingvelements such as, for example brushing elements madev of cloth,steel-wool, or other suitable materials, maybe used without-1departing`from. the .purviewofiourinvention Below the brushing .elementZZVasviewed in Figs. 2 and 3, a plurality-ofrelatively narrow passageways 'I3are formed in the plug. member 34, each of the passageways '18 havingoneV endportionopening into that. endvportionoi the passageway l withinwhich theV valve vdisk 6B is mounted, and havingthe other end portion.thereof opening voutwardlyA through the front or. exterior `end portionof the-plug memberv 34.' These passageways 18 form passages throughwhich clear rinse water may pass from thepassageway 5l and -bedischarged from the plug `member 34 in a relatively ine sprayduring thatportion of the-operationcf our novel washing apparatus when the valvedisk 55 is unseated-from-the valve-seat 54, as will be discussed inIgreater cletail presently,

A cover 88 made of suitable insulatingA material such -as rubber, ismounted on the casing 30 and forms a heat-insulating pad for the handleH to protect the hand of the operator when hot water is passed throughthe' casing .30, the cover 85 having anopening 32 which is in alignmentwith the opening 32 formed in the casing 34, and through which thepush-button 58 of the valve member 55 extends.

OPERATION In the operation of our novel washing apparatus, the plugmember 35, by which the flexible tube 25 is connected to the casing 35,may be withdrawn from the casing 3U by pulling firmly thereon. Thecasing 3E! may then be filled with suitable material such as soap or adetergent, and the plug member 36 may then be re-inserted into thecasing 30, the plug member 36 'being pushed in to such position that thelatch members 42 and 43 snap into latching engagement with the shoulder3l to retain the plug member in the casing 35. The material that weprefer to use in nlling the case 30 of our novel washing apparatus inthe aforementioned manner is powdered or granulated soap. However, itwill be apparent to those skilled in the art `that other materials suchas, for example, a detergent in powdered or granulated form, or otherforms of soap, such as for example, soap-flakes, may be used withoutdeparting from the purview of our invention.

After our novel washing apparatus has been prepared in this manner foroperation it is ready for use in washing and rinsing dishes, bathtubs,sinks, parts of automobile, or any number of other articles.

In the use of our novel washing apparatus,y the tube 25 may be connectedby the coupling member 29 to a suitable source of water supply such asthe faucet 28, Fig. l, andthe faucet 28 may be opened to permit water toow therefrom into the tube 25. The water which enters the tube 26 fromthe faucet 28 flows through the passageway 38, the tube 48 and thepassageway 45 into the passageway 5 l, from whence it will now eitherinto thepassageways 18 or into the passageways 68 and10, as Ideterminedyby,thezpositionfof the valve member 56 and the valve 63. Thus, it willbeseen that when'the--valve member 56 is in its normallyopenf'positionas shownin Fig. 1, the valve member '5t-is spaced from thevalve seat 53vso that water will flow from-the tube 48 through thepassageway 5l around -theV valve' 5B into-the passageways Eig-and 10,Vbut the valve 63 is seated on the valve seat 54 so that no water willvflow from `the tube48ito the discharge Apassageways 158.

The water which enters Y the passageway 68 from the passageway-5Iflowsfinto thel casing 30, between the plug member V34 and '36,' whereinit forms a solutionwith-partfof the soap-therein, which solution,because of-diiusion and because of the pressure created in the casing 30tendsto enter the passageway t8.A

The water which iiows into-the passageway'lll, lows ythrough the tube 12and is discharged'from therholes TI into the bristles 'I6-ofl the'brushing element 22. However, in flowing from-the passageway 5'! aroundthe valve 55 and into the-passageway l0,- the ywater passes in fluidcontact'with the water in the passageway '68, which has part ofthe soapinthe casing 30 in solution therewith, and a part of this solution inthe passageway 68 is picked up by the water 'flowing into theVpassageway l@ andl mixes therewithsothat a soap solution isdischargedfrom the openings 'H in the tube 'i2 into thebristles Hioflthe'brushing member 2, and therebyA affords a good washing or cleansingsolutionfor applicationby the brushing element- 22 to theV surfaceorarticleto be washed.

When it is desired'to stop theflow of soapy Y `flow of soapy'solution tothe brushing element 22 and initiates theow ofthe rinsing water from thetube4 48 through the passageway 18 from which itmay be directed onto thesurface or the article being washed.

After the rinsing operation has been completed, the `operator may againrelease the pushbutton 58 whereupon the resilient web G-I .will movelthe valve member 56 outwardly into open position to again permit theiiow of Water from the tube 48 -throughthe passageways 68 -and 10, andstop the i'low of` rinsingwater from the tube 48 through the passageways68and J0;

Thus, itwill be seen that our novel washing apparatus comprises aldevice with which an opcrater-may quickly and easily washv and-rinsedishes and other articles. f

We have found that whenourvv apparatus. is initially fully chargedrwith.soap,.the supplyof soap ywill lasta relatively longtime. For example,We have'found that inapparatus of the vtype shown in Fig. 1, andhavingahandle six inches in length and one inch in diameter, a fullsupply of scape will last for approximatelythirty to forty minutesofnormal continuous washing. Y

Modified form .shown in Figs. 6 and 7 In Figs. 6 and 7 is shown amodified form of our invention which is primarily the same as that shownin Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, the differences being primarily in specificdetails of construction and operation, and like parts are indicated bythe same reference numerals with the sux a added thereto.

Thus it will be seen that, like the washing apparatus shown in Figs. 1to 5, inclusive, the apparatus shown in Figs. 6 and 7 embodies abrushing element 22d connected to one end portion of a body member 24a,the other end of which is connected to a tube 26a by which the apparatusmay be connected to a suitable source of water.

The principal diderences between the embodiments of our invention shownin Figs. 1 to 5,

and Figs. 6 and 7, respectively, are that in the embodiment shown inFigs. 6 and 7 the casing 30a for the soap is not embodied in the handleHa of the body member 24a but is embodied in the front end portion ofthe body member 24a; and the passageways 68a and 10a are on the sameside of the valve member 56a, with the passageway 10a directlyinterconnecting with the passageway 68a.

The brushing element 22a comprises a body member |15 mounted on thecasing 30a of the body member 24a, and bristles 16a which projectoutwardly therefrom. The bristles 16a project out past the side of atube 12a which is connected at one end by a coupling member 13aI to thepassageway 10a and at the other end by a wire 14a to the front endportion of the body member |15 of the brushing element 22a, the tube12a, having openings 1|a therein for discharging fluid into the bristles16a.

Also, it will be noted that the body member I |15 of the brush element22a embodies a plug member |36 having latch members |42 and |43 therein,the plug member |36 being mounted in the front end portion of the casing30a with the latch elements thereof in engagement with a shoulder |3|therein. The plug member |36 is removable, in the manner previouslydescribed in connection with the plug member 36 to charge the casing 30awith soap.

In the operation of the form of our washing apparatus shown in Figs. 6and 7, water flows ,into the tube 48a from the tube 26a and, when thevalve 56a is open, ilows through the passageway 5|a into the passagewaysiilla and 10a, and from these passageways into the casing 38a and thetube 12a, respectively, the water which flows into the casing 30apicking up soap therefrom into solution and mixing with the Wateriiowing through the passageway 10a into the tube 12a and out theopenings Ha. Upon depression of the valve member 56a, communicationbetween the tube 48a and the passageways 68a and 10a is closed and thevalve 63a is moved away from valve seat 54a to thereby opencommunication between the tube 48a and the passageway 18a and permit thedischarge of rinsing water from the passageway 13a. Thus, it will beseen that the operation of the modified form of our invention shown inFigs. 6 and 7 is substantially the same as the `operation of the formshown in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, as previously discussed..

Modified form shown in Fig. 8

Another modified form of our invention is shown in Fig. 8 which issubstantially the same as the modified form shown in Figs. 6' and 7 withthe exception of certain changes in the details of construction andoperation, and parts embodied therein which are the same as parts shownin the forms shown in Figs. 1 to 7, inclusive, are indicated by likereference numerals with the suffix 19" added.

The principal changes in construction in the form of our invention shownin Fig. 8 over that shown in Figs. 7 and 8 are that the plug member Sbis mounted in the rear end portion of the handle Hb instead of the frontend portion thereof, and forms the connecting plug by which the handleHb is connected to the tube 2Gb; a resilient lever 20| is mounted on thehandle Hb with one end portion connected to the handle and the' otherend portion extending over the valve member 56o in such position thatupon depression of the lever 20| toward the handle Hb the valve member56h is actuated, thereby providing a member affording means foreffectively actuating the valve member 56h by squeezing the lever 20| atany point along the handle Hb; the passageway 10b does not connectdirectly to the tube 12b but is connected thereto by a tube 21|! whichextends through the casing 30h; the passageway 68h is not formed in theplug member 34h, but comprises a transverse opening formed in the sidewall of the tube 210; and the passageway 1Gb does not open outwardly ofthe casing 39h but is connected to a tube 211 which extends through thecasing 30h and has an outwardly projecting end portion with dischargepassages 218 formed therein.

As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, the operation of theform of our invention shown in Fig. 8 is substantially the same as thatshown in Figs. 6 and '1 with the exception of the operation of the leverZtl and the valve member 56D as previously discussed and, therefore, itis not deemed necessary to further discuss the operation thereof.

M odzcation shoum in Figs. 9 and 10 v34C shown in Figs. 9 and 10 and theplug member 31| shown in Figs. 1 to 5, is that the plug member 3deincludes a valve member 202 comprising a shaft 283 rotatably mounted inthe plug member 36o and having a valve handle 235 mounted on one end anda valve disk 20S mounted on the other end.

The valve 282 comprises a control unit whereby the flow of soap from thecasing 39o into the passageway 68o can be regulated, the valve disk 286being adapted to be swung into position over the inner end portion ofthe passageway 58o by rotation of the handle 285. It will be noted thatthe handle 235 projects outwardly past the periphery of the plug memberc whereby it may be readily moved by the operator during operation ofour novel apparatus to thereby increase or decrease the ilow of soapfrom the casing 30o.

Modified form shown in Figs. 11 cmd 12 In Figs; 11 and 12 is shown amodified form of our invention which is substantially the same lastl'latshown in Figs. 1 t0 5, inclusive, except that a relatively short nozzle412 is used instead of theftube 12 to spraywashingso-lution ontol theAbristles'id of the brush element 2-2 d.

The nozzle 412 may bemadeof any-suitable material such as aluminumtubing and has a slit -two lips 475 and 416.

The lips M and 416 are compressed toward eachother to-form a relativelynarrow flat discharge oriice so that solution which passes from thepassagewayl'ld through the nozzle vH2 will be discharged therefrom ontothe bristles 15d of the brush element 22d, in a iiat relativelyne spray.

From the. foregoing it will be seen thatwe have provided a novel washingapparatus with which articles such as dishes and thelike mayv be readilywashed and rinsed.

Also, it will be seen that we have provided washing apparatus whichembodiesnovel valve mechanism which is'easily operated, elicient inoperationand can be readilyand economically produced commercially.

Furthermore, it will be seen that we have: provided a compact washingapparatus which is pleasing in appearance and efficient in operation,

can be readily manufactured and which operates in a novel andexpeditious manner.

Hence, while we have illustrated and described the preferred embodimentsof our invention, it is to be understood that these are capable ofvariation and modication and we therefore do not wish to be limited .tothe'precise` details set forth, but desireto avail ourselves of suchchanges and alterations as fall within the purview of the followingclaims.

We claim:

1. A washing apparatus comprising a body member having a soapreceptacletherein, a brushing member connected to said body member, means forfeeding liquid into said-soap receptacle, and means for feedingliquidpast said first named means "substantially transversely thereto-inliquid contact withliquid in said first named means and onto-saidbrushingf-memberto thereby withdraw liquid from said -i-irst rnamedmeans and discharge'it onto said brushing member.

2. Washing apparatus comprising. a.- body'member having areceptacleforsoap, a brushing member connected tosaid body member,meansfor passing liquid through said body member. into Contact `withsoap insaid receptacle to thereby form a soap solution insaid'receptacleV and said means, and means for passing liquidthroughsaid body member, .exteriorly of said receptacle and in iluidcontact with the solution formed in said first mentioned'meansontosaidfbrushing element.

3. Washing apparatus comprising abody member, a brushing memberconnected to-said body member, intake means for feeding liquid .intosaid .body member',discharge means connected to said intake means fordischarging liquid from said body member in a directionaway from saidbrushing member, other means connected to said intake means fordischarging liquid from said body member onto said brushing member, avalve member mounted insaid other-means for controlling theflow ofliquid fromsaid intake means through saidother means, and a second.valve member connected to said irst mentioned valve member andmountediin ,said discharge-means for controllingV the ilowof-liquid fromsaid intake means through said discharge means, said first mentionedvalvemember and said` second valve member being adaptedto be operated asa unit to selectivelycontrol the iiow of liquid from saidintake meansthrough said discharge means vand said-other means.

VLL'Washing apparatus, comprising a body member including a plug'member,a brushing member Iconnected to said body member, intake meansfforfeeding liquid into said body memberfdischarge means including said plugmember and connected to said intake means for discharging liquid fromsaid intake means outwardly from said body member, other means in- -anda second valve-connected to and carried by said rst named valve andadapted to be moved therewith intoand out of engagement with said othervalve seat to control the flow of liquid fromk said intakemeans'throughsaid discharge means, said first named valve member andsaid `second valve member being adaptedto be moved as a-unit into andout of engagement with the respective valve seats and being operable tothereby selectivelydirect the ow of water from said intake means throughsaid discharge means and said other means. f

5. Washing apparatus comprising a body vmember including a plug-memberhaving formed therein an intake passageway, two'discharge passagewaysand` an. intermediate passageway interconnecting said intakeanddischarge passageways, a brushing member connected to said bodymember, a .tube connected yto Said intake passageway f or feeding liquidinto Vsaid body member, a discharge member connected to one of saiddischarge passageways Vfor discharging i'luid fromsaid intake passagewayoutwardly from said body member onto said brushing member, two

' valve seats in said intermediate passageway, one

of` said valve seats being positioned between said intake passageway andsaid one discharge passageway, and theother Vof said valve seats beingpositioned between said intake passageway and the other of saiddischarge passageways, a valve member formedintegrally with said plugmember andadapted to be moved into and out off-engagementwith said onevalve seat to thereby close and open communication between said intakepassageway and said onedischarge -passageway, asecondvalve memberconnected to said rst mentioned valve memberand adapted to be movedtherewith into and out of engagement with said other valve seat to'thereby closel and open communication between said intake `passagewayand said other discharge passagegagement withsaidone valve seat and saidysec- 11` l ond valve member out of engagement with said other valveseat.

6. Washing apparatus comprising a body member including an elongatedcasing having a plug member mounted in one end portion thereof and asecond plug membermounted in the other end portion thereof, said casingbeing adapted to hold a supply of soap therein between said plugmembers, said second plug member having formed therein, an intakepassageway, a second passageway, two discharge passageways and anintermediate passageway interconnecting said intake passageway with saidsecond and discharge passageways, said second passageway and one of saiddischarge passageways interconnecting with said intermediate passagewayat one end portion thereof, the other of said discharge passagewaysinterconnecting with said intermediate passageway at the other endportion thereof, said second passageway opening into that portion of theinterior of said casing disposed between said plug members, meansconnected to said intake passageway for feeding fluid into said bodymember, a discharge member connected to said one discharge passagewayfor discharging iiuid from said intake passageway outwardly from saidbody member onto said brushing member, said other discharge passagewaybeing adapted to discharge fluid from said intake passageway outwardlyfrom said second plug member, said second passageway being adapted tofeed fluid from said intake passageway into said casing between saidplug members to thereby dissolve soap in said casing and build uppressure in said casing, two valve seats in said intermediatepassageway, one of said valve seats being positioned between said intakepassageway and said one end portion of said intermediate passageway, andthe other of said valve seats being positioned between said intakepassageway and said other end portion of said intermediate passageway, avalve member mounted in said intermediate passageway and projectingoutwardly therefrom, said valve member being adapted to be moved intoand out of engagement with said one valve seat to thereby close and opencommunication through said intermediate passageway between said intakepassageway and said one discharge and said second passageways, a secondvalve member connected to said' rst named valve member and adapted to bemoved therewith into and out of engagement with said other valve seat tothereby close and open communication through said intermediatepassageway between said intake passageway and said other dischargepassageway, and resilient means for yieldingly urging said rst namedvalve member out of engagement with said one Valve seat and therebyurging said second valve member into engagement with said other valveseat, said first named valve member and said second valve member beingadapted to be moved as a unit against the urging of said resilient meansby the application of force to the outwardly projecting portion of saidiirst named valve member into engagement with said one valve seat andsaid second valve member out of engagement with said other valve sea '7.Washing apparatus as dened in claim 6 in which said body member includesa handle which forms an extension to said casing, and in which said rstnamed valve member projects outwardly from said handle.

8. Washing apparatus comprising a body member, a brush member connectedto said body member, said body member including a casing adapted to holda supply of soap therein and a portion having formed therein an inletpassageway, two discharge passageways and an intermediate passagewayinterconnecting said inlet and discharge passageways, means forestablishing communication between one of said discharge passageways andthe interior of said casing, means connected to said inlet passagewayfor feeding liquid into said inlet passageway and thereby into saidintermediate passageway and said two discharge passageways, a dischargemember connected to said one discharge passage- Way on the other side ofsaid rst named means from said inlet passageway and adapted to dischargeliquid from said one discharge passageway onto said brush member, saidfirst named means being adapted to feed liquid from said inletpassageway into contact with such soap contained in the interior of saidcasing to thereby form a soap solution having fluid contact with liquidto be discharged through said discharge member from said inletpassageway, two valve seats in said intermediate passageway, one of saidvalve seats being positioned between said inlet passageway and said onedischarge passageway, and the other valve seat being positioned betweensaid inlet passageway and the other of said discharge passageways, aValve member in said intermediate passageway and having a portionprojecting outwardly from said body member, said valve member beingadapted to be moved into and out of engagement with said one valve seatto thereby close and open communication between said inlet passagewayand said one discharge passageway and first named means, a second valvemember connected to said rst named valve member and adapted to be movedtherewith into and out of engagement with said other valve seat tothereby close and open communication between said inlet passageway andsaid other discharge passageway, and resilient means for yieldinglyurging said first named valve member out of engagement with said onevalve seat and said second valve member into engagement with said othervalve seat, said rst named valve member and said second valve memberbeing adapted to be moved as a unit against the urging of said resilientmeans by application of force to the outwardly projecting portion oisaid iirst named Valve member to thereby move said irst named valvemember into engagement with said one valve seat and said second valvemember out of engagement with said other valve seat.

9. Washing apparatus as defined in claim 8 wherein said portion of saidbody member having passageways formed therein comprises a removable plugmember, and wherein said plug member, said iirst named valve member,said two valve seats and said resilient means are integrally formed ofresilient material, and which washing apparatus includes a lever memberhaving one end attached to said body member and the other end overlyingsaid outwardly projecting portion of said first named Valve member, saidlever member being adapted to be manually moved toward said body memberand being operable when so moved to move said rst mentioned valve membertoward said one valve seat.

l0. Washing apparatus as defined in claim 8 wherein said portion of saidbody member having passageways formed therein comprises a removable plugmember, and wherein said plug member, said rst named valve member, saidtwo valve seats and said resilient means are integrally formed ofresilient material, and which washing apparatus includes a valve membermovably mounted in said plug member and adapted to be manually actuatedto control the ow of liquid through said first named means into saidcasing in cooperation with said rst named valve member.

11. Washing apparatus comprising a body member having a tubular handle,said handle being adapted to store a supply of soap therein, a brushingmember connected to said body member, two resilient plug members mountedin opposite end portions of said tubular handle, said plug membershaving passageways therethrough, a tube extending through said handleand interconnecting a passageway in one of said plug members with apassageway in the other of said plug members, means for operativelyconnecting the passageway in said one plug member with a source ofwater, said other plug member having a second passageway interconnectingwith said one passageway therein and having third and fourth passagewaysinterconnecting with said second passageway on one side of said onepassageway and having a fifth passageway interconnecting with saidsecond passageway, on the other side of said one passageway, a dischargetube connected to said third passageway and extending from said bodymember to a position adjacent to said brushing member, said fourthpassageway opening into said handle, said fifth passageway openingexteriorly of said other plug member, two valve seats formed in saidsecond passageway on opposite sides of said one passageway in said otherplug member, a resilient valve member formed integrally with said otherplug member and adapted to engage one of said valve seats, saidresilient valve member being normally open relative to said one valveseat, and a second valve member carried by said resilient valve memberand adapted to engage the other of said valve seats when said resilientvalve is in normally open position, said resilient valve member beingeffective to hold said second Valve member-in open position relative tosaid other valve seat when said resilient valve member is in closedposition relative to said one valve seat, said resilient valve memberhaving a portion extending exteriorly of said body member for actuatingsaid resilient valve member and said second valve member to therebyselectively control the flow of water from said first named tube throughsaid fth passageway and through said third and fourth passageways.

CHARLES H. SCHAAR. GRADY J. ZILLIGEN.

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